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March 6, 1934. G E, WHALLEY CARTON Filed April 14, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v is" y mh h E r y Patented Mar. 6, 1934 I r UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CARTON George E. Whalley, Chicago, 11]., assignor to Robert Gaylord, Incorporated, St. Louis, Mo., a corporation of Missouri Application April 14, 1933, Serial No. 666,091 5 Claims. 229-52) My invention relates to a carton and particucarton, ,and a lower or dividing portion 14 exlarly to one adapted for use in the transportatending centrally from end to end of the cartion of bottled goods in small quantities, such for ton. The two parts into which the carton is thus example, as one dozen, one-half dozen, or even divided, are subdivided to hold three bottles each smaller lots. by wings 15 bent at right-angles to the part 14,

The object of my invention is to provide such as shown at the right-hand of Figure 4. An opena carton with a self-contained handle which, ing 16 is formed in each half of the blank, which while normally enclosed within the carton, may, openings register when the blank is folded to I 0 when desired, be extended to provide convenient form a hand-hold. The combined height of the carrying means for the carton. handle 13 and the portion 14 is such that the In the accompanying drawings, which illusupper edge of the handle will be flush with the trate two forms of carton made in accordance upper face of the cover when the lower edge of with my invention, Figure 1 is a sectional perthe part 14 rests on the bottom of the carton.

spective view of one form; Figure 2 is a top view The upward movement of the handle is limited of the form shown in Figure 1, partly in plan by the contact of shoulders 1'7 with the lower and partly in section on the line 2-2 of Figure faces of the flaps 7.

3; Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of In Figures 6 and 10 I have shown a modified Figure 2; Figure 4 is a plan view of the blank form of carton adapted to hold one dozen bottles. from which the handle and the partitions are In this form the body of the carton is the same formed; Figure 5 is a partial plan view of the as that previously described except for the necblank from which the body of the carton is essary changes in proportions and certain changes formed; Figure 6 is a top plan view of a modified in the top closure, now to be described.

form; Figure 7 is a horizontal section of the form The flaps 8 are each half as wide as the carton shown in Figure 6; Figure 8 is a section taken on is so that their edges abut, and they are conthe line 88 of Figure 7; Figure 9 is a section nected by strips of tape 11 extending longituditaken on the line 9-9 of Figure 7; and Figure nally of the carton instead of across the ends. is a plan view of the blank for the form of The slots 9 are formed in the flaps 8, extending body shown in Figures 6 to 9. inwardly from the recesses 10, instead of in the In Figures 1 to 5 I have shown a form of my flaps 7.

carton adapted to hold one-half dozen bottles. The carton is divided into compartments by 85 The body of the carton comprises a pair of end two longitudinal partition boards 18 and three walls 1 and a pair of side walls 2 connected to cross-boards 19 slotted to interlock in the usual form a tubular structure by a strip of gummed manner. The center cross-board 19 is extended tap 3 Th t m l sur is f usual m, 00 upwardly to provide the handle 13 which, in this sisting of a pair of inner flaps 4 integral with case, extends across the carton rather than lon- E e 1 d $5 51 1 f d l l 0f T ;1 dfl D f gitudinally of it, as in the form previously deegra m e si e wa s. e e ges o e ib d, oglt g n l 3 2 u l; a The handle normally remains enclosed within a 25552; mi? flaps 72$ 5 fiiii oi ouifiia 2E: K2 3 23 ?Y1 if,i,iifi The Inner flaps are provlded Wlth Slots 9 to thumb and finger, inserted through the openings commodate the edges of the handle and the outer 10 ang raised until the shoulders 17 engage the g g S ag; i g ihghtly lesstthzlm lower face of the top closure. In the form shown hgndle 0 8 car 011.80 0 Gave in Figures 1 to 5, the entire partition structure 100 penmg, and are provided with recesses v.11 be raised 1th the h n (11 th t 10 forming finger openings. The outer flaps 8 are i W w 1e m a secured in place by means of a strip of tape 11 i own 9 lguris 6 to on y the central p1 ac e d across each and of the carton oard W11 be raised. In either case a convenient In this form of carton the partitions and the and effective handle is provided for carrying the M handle are made from a Single blank of the carton. When no longer needed, the handle will form shown in Figure 4. This blank has a cendrop by gravmi or be returne d by a Shght pres tral portion f reduced width divided by a crease sure to its initial position within the carton. line 12 so that the two parts of the blank may Having fully described y v ntion. W at I be folded together to provide an upper or handle claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat- P portion 13 01 less width than the length of the ent of the United States is:

1. A carton comprising a closed body portion. having a slot in its top, and partition walls in the body dividing the same into compartments, one of said partition walls forming a handle adapted to be withdrawn through said slot to provide carrying means for the carton.

2. A carton comprising a closed body portion having a slot in its top, partition walls in the body dividing the same into compartments, one of said partition walls forming a handle normally positioned in the body adjacent said slot, a pair of finger openings in the top one at each side of the slot to provide means for withdrawing the handle through the slot, and shoulders for limiting the movement of the handle.

3. A carton comprising a closed body portion having a slot in its top, and a unitary member in the body forming partition walls for dividing Lasaeea the carton into compartments and a handle adapted to be withdrawn through said slot.

4. A carton comprising a closed body portion having a slot in its top, a unitary member in the body formed of two layers of material folded together to form a handle and a main partition wall, said handle being adapted to project through said slot, and secondary partition walls formed by wings integral with said main partition wall.

5. A carton comprising a closed body portion having a slot in its top, interlocking partitions in the carton dividing it into compartments, one of said partitions being movable independently or the other, and a handle bortion carried by said independently movable partition and adapted to be projected through said slot.

GEORGE E. WHALLEY. 

